We primarily use the solution for deploying to the cloud. We have two products in production.
Developer Senior Genexus 16 Analyst at Migrate Brasil
Widely recognized, easy to work with, and simple to set up
Pros and Cons
- "It's easy to work with."
- "I cannot recall coming across any missing features."
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
Two years ago, I was working on local servers only. With this, we were able to move to the cloud.
What is most valuable?
There's a lot of investment in Google Cloud. It's a very good product now.
The solution is stable.
It's more widely recognized and used by more people.
They continue to invest in the cloud and it's becoming very good.
The security is getting better.
It's easy to work with.
We're very happy with the implementation at this time.
The product can scale well.
What needs improvement?
I cannot recall coming across any missing features.
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For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for a while now. It's been at least two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution has been stable and reliable. I haven't dealt with bugs or glitches and have noticed any crashing or freezing.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is capable of scaling. It's not a problem.
We have five people using it right now.
In the future, we will increase usage.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support has been helpful and responsive. We find them to be very good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I also have experience with Amazon as well.
How was the initial setup?
The solution has been easy to work with and easy to implement. It's not overly complex.
We have one person that is in charge of maintenance. It doesn't require much oversight.
What was our ROI?
We have witnessed an ROI, although I do not have specifics surrounding that aspect.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We've had licensing with Google for four years. The pricing is fine. It's not overly expensive.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
At this point, I haven't evaluated any other options.
What other advice do I have?
I am using the latest version of the solution.
I'd recommend the solution to others.
In general, the solution is great and I would rate it ten out of ten.
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Director Web Technologies at Thapovan Info Systems Inc.
Reasonably pried and pretty secure but we'd like the storage to be increased
Pros and Cons
- "The solution scales well."
- "We'd like the storage to be increased."
What is our primary use case?
We've been using it for a couple of school projects here. We have implemented it for a lot of schools with Google as our infrastructure. They're using Firebase for their data.
What is most valuable?
It's a nice product overall.
The solution scales well.
There's no installation process to contend with.
It is stable.
The pricing overall is very reasonable.
It has been secure overall.
What needs improvement?
Overall, I'm happy with it. It's not missing any features.
We'd like the storage to be increased.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been using the solution for the last couple of years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is quite good. There are no issues with bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is awesome. We don't have to do the heavy lifting of maintaining the infrastructure, or anything, as everything is bundled up by Google. We just have to apply a code, and then we have to run it.
We have about 1,000 users on the product right now and plan to increase usage in the future.
How are customer service and support?
Support has been good overall. We have been satisfied with their level of assistance.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We're using Google and Google-related products, including Kubernetes. Those are the current products here.
We were previously using other clouds for other purposes, however, in our latest project, Google Cloud met all of our needs.
How was the initial setup?
There is no installation to speak of as the product is in the cloud.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay for the service yearly.
We find it to be cheaper than the competitors. They have a pay-as-you-go model.
What other advice do I have?
I'd recommend the solution to others.
I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Google
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Offers free storage, stability and reliable product
Pros and Cons
- "I like that it is free. It's easy to use, and it's reliable."
- "The Notes application could be better."
What is our primary use case?
It's mostly for storage of personal documents, some photos, and emails.
How has it helped my organization?
It's purely for personal use.
What is most valuable?
I like that it is free. It's easy to use, and it's reliable.
What needs improvement?
The Notes application could be better. Some of the email portal features can be tricky, but my mom uses it just fine, so it's probably intuitive enough.
And some of the email portal features. My mom sometimes has trouble with them, but she's not very tech-savvy, so that's understandable. The fact that she can use it at all shows that it's pretty user-friendly.
For how long have I used the solution?
I started using Google around 2012. I've been using the cloud version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I've never had a problem with stability so I would rate the stability a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I have a free business account, and my family uses it as well. It's easy to use, it works, and it is free, and we all have our own domain email addresses. It's absolutely awesome.
I'm good with the free Google account I have. It allows ten users, but I only need four or five, so it's plenty for now.
If we ever need more storage or users, it's easy to upgrade by paying a small monthly fee. It is really simple.
How are customer service and support?
Never needed it. It's always just worked perfectly.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Google Cloud was the first one I signed up for. It's always worked, it's always been free, and I haven't had a reason to look elsewhere. I don't see a need to at this point.
How was the initial setup?
I've been using it for so long; it just always worked. There was no setup; it just worked.
What was our ROI?
I can stay connected with others. I have free email, free storage, free notes, and free Google apps, and I use it in conjunction with the free Linux operating system on my computer.
I don't need to pay for licensing for anything.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I don't pay for the license. For me, it's completely free.
What other advice do I have?
Just try it out. If you like it, stick with it. If not, then look around for something else. But in my experience, if you find something that works, don't overthink it. Just use it.
It's been a great service for my needs. Overall, I would rate the product an eight out of ten because there is room for improvement.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Google
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Software Engineer at a consultancy with self employed
A scalable and affordable solution that is easy to configure and provides helpful features
Pros and Cons
- "Cloud Run is pretty helpful."
- "Google is slower to support .NET."
What is our primary use case?
I use the solution to deploy .NET applications to the cloud. I deploy Web APIs and console applications.
What is most valuable?
Cloud Run is pretty helpful. Pub/Sub is also helpful.
What needs improvement?
The product must provide support for .NET. Microsoft has support for .NET because .NET is a Microsoft product. We ran into an issue when we were waiting for Google to support .NET 6. Google is slower to support .NET. It must cater more to .NET developers.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the tool’s stability a nine out of ten. We rarely had issues. We run our applications on Cloud Run. We had a feature in our software where we had to generate an Excel report, and it limited us to 32 megabytes. We had to work around it.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate the tool’s scalability a nine out of ten. Probably 100 users are using the solution in our organization.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We were using Azure before.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is fairly easy. We have a tool called Jenkins to deploy the product. It only takes a few minutes.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is cheaper than Azure.
What other advice do I have?
Google Cloud came late to the game, so it's not used as much as AWS. We can give it a try because it's easy. It’s easy to configure. It gives us another option. Overall, I rate the product a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Sr Software Engineer at a engineering company with 10,001+ employees
Improved our web apps so that we can have a canary deployment
Pros and Cons
- "The solution has improved our web apps so that we can have a canary deployment. GCP also helps us upload new features and changes to our software without impacting a lot of users with the network. The AI features have improved the software as well."
- "The UI is beautiful but not easy to use, and also a little slow. Anything that you click is slow to load. It is also not easy to find something. I do not find the left-hand side menu good. We have a lot of options mixed there and we need the best way to deploy cloud resources. I prefer Azure ARM templates since their JSON files are easy to manipulate and integrate with other tools."
What is our primary use case?
We have an ERP platform in our organization to manage things. Such platforms work well in medium and small-sized companies but we have a lot of modules and hence use GCP as a platform to deploy our web. We will also incorporate AI features in the future to improve the software.
How has it helped my organization?
The solution has improved our web apps so that we can have a canary deployment. GCP also helps us upload new features and changes to our software without impacting a lot of users with the network. The AI features have improved the software as well.
What is most valuable?
I have found the AI features, networking, and quality of Google products valuable.
What needs improvement?
The UI is beautiful but not easy to use, and also a little slow. Anything that you click is slow to load. It is also not easy to find something. I do not find the left-hand side menu good. We have a lot of options mixed there and we need the best way to deploy cloud resources. I prefer Azure ARM templates since their JSON files are easy to manipulate and integrate with other tools.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Google Cloud for four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable though some of the features don’t work.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable. There are three users of GCP in my organization.
How was the initial setup?
I am the solution’s administrator and have deployed it in my organization. The setup is not so easy. Following the steps that are shown on the screen is okay but the problem arises when we have to create new users. For example, it is not easy to get permission for creating service accounts for users. You have to edit the users, insert a lot of documents, and search the internet to find a solution.
What was our ROI?
There is good ROI with the solution because we have a lot of solutions and some of the features come for free. Even the paid features are priced fairly.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is not easy to calculate the price of the solution from the pricing table since they are not standard rates. However, I find the solution’s prices to be fair and reasonable.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. The solution is easy to maintain. I would recommend anyone willing to try the solution to study the platform and do some courses on it. I studied the platform a lot before using it. If you do not study the platform, you will find it very disorganized and difficult to maintain.
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Content Consultant at Zensciences
User-friendly, reliable, and great for collaboration
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is stable and reliable."
- "It would be nice if they could offer more free storage."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for sharing resources, including creating folders and sending them to the team so that docs can be loaded in.
What is most valuable?
You can start with 30MB for free. Anybody can get edit access via permissions and people can just start collaborating.
The setup is easy.
The solution is stable and reliable.
It can scale.
The solution is very user-friendly.
What needs improvement?
We'd like to maybe see more integrations in the future.
It would be nice if they could offer more free storage.
The solution could always improve security.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been using the solution for a long time.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's a stable solution. I'd rate it nine out of ten. The reliability is good, and there are no bugs or glitches.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is great. I'd rate it nine out of ten in terms of being able to expand the product.
We have a few hundred users on the solution currently. We might increase usage sometime in the future.
How are customer service and support?
I've never had to reach out to technical support in the past. It's easy to use, and we haven't had any issues.
How was the initial setup?
It's not complex to set up the solution. The implementation is pretty straightforward. The deployment itself did not take very long. everyone pretty much knows how to use it. There's no real learning curve.
I'm not sure how many people in my company need to maintain the product, if any.
What was our ROI?
I've never looked at the ROI.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I'm not sure what the exact licensing costs are.
What other advice do I have?
I'm not sure which version of the solution we're using.
I'd recommend the solution to others as it is very easy to use and is great for collaboration.
I would rate the solution nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Application Development Analyst at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Has good security and is user friendly and reliable
Pros and Cons
- "Google Cloud is user friendly and reliable. The most valuable feature is the security of Google Cloud."
- "Google Cloud would benefit from more detailed practical hands-on training especially in your mother tongue, not just English."
What is our primary use case?
I use Google Cloud for security purposes when sending files or any important document to others.
What is most valuable?
Google Cloud is user friendly and reliable. The most valuable feature is the security of Google Cloud.
What needs improvement?
Google Cloud would benefit from more detailed practical hands-on training especially in your mother tongue, not just English.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Google Cloud for the past four to five months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I am satisfied with the stability of Google Cloud.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is easy to scale Google Cloud.
How are customer service and support?
To maintain Google Cloud you have to maintain the servers as well. Sending files to a particular person, the server to server connection is mandatory. If a server is down then the file will come written back or stopped there.
How was the initial setup?
Deployment of Google Cloud is straightforward and quick and does not take much time.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Pricing is high compared to other solutions.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Comparing it to AWS Cloud, I thought Google Cloud has a better structure of cloud computing.
AWS is also a bit tricky. Google Cloud provides many different options on how to do tasks, such as sending a file. I also looked at how Google Cloud will be unstructured and structured to the different kinds of Cloud structures when sent to a particular receiver.
What other advice do I have?
Prior to using Google Cloud, I was unaware of how it exactly worked. They provide you with all the information you need, including how it works, how it is structured, and how the tasks are done.
I have already recommended Google Cloud to others because they will know how their files are transferred, how their security is maintained, and what exactly the servers do in the background.
I would rate Google Cloud an 8 out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Data Engineer at Astra Welab Digital Arta
Highly efficient tools for personal storage and programming
Pros and Cons
- "It's easy to deploy Google Cloud."
- "The performance after long-term use shows the storage is too full, and I cannot add more storage without paying for it."
What is our primary use case?
For personal storage, Google Workspace, Google portal, Google video, Google file, and Google Cloud Shell for programming language.
What is most valuable?
The services that are the most helpful include Google Portal, Google Video, Google File, and Google Cloud Shell.
What needs improvement?
The performance after long-term use shows the storage is too full, and I cannot add more storage without paying for it. I want to migrate to another solution if I need to pay for additional storage. It would also be enjoyable if there is no HBase in Google Workspace.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Google Cloud for some time and am still using it.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The problem with scaling is that if I add space to Google Cloud, I must pay for it, so I want to migrate to another solution.
How was the initial setup?
It's easy to deploy Google Cloud. The deployment is compatible and efficient.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
If I add up space in Google Cloud, I must pay for it. The pricing of Google Cloud is considered cheap.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I have used Alibaba Cloud and found it more complex compared to Google Cloud, which is more practical.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend Google Cloud to other people.
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Google
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